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Business Statement and Announcement
Good afternoon, Trefnydd. I'd like to request two statements, please. Last week, I visited Hwb y Gors in the Amman valley to discuss our green energy future. Hwb y Gors stands as a powerful example of community ownership done right. Revenue from two locally…
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Questions to the First Minister
Good afternoon, First Minister. We're hearing real mixed messages in Powys—completely contradictory information is coming about treatments in English hospitals. I received a letter from the Wye Valley NHS Trust, which covers Hereford hospital. They are…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
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Thank you. I would like to raise that particular letter, and I would like us to look at the action that we could take in response, having heard from the Cabinet Secretary. It is deeply concerning that, despite us raising the issues, there is no change at all…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much. I just have one question. You mentioned there the powers that Wales has in comparison with Scotland, as an example, but we hear time and time again from charities across Wales that the scale or the rate of child poverty is at a…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thanks, Chair. I'll end there, because there isn't enough time. It's very important.
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
So, we've had a letter from the Magistrates' Association outlining that the guidance has actually led to an increase in the trend of women who are on remand and who are receiving short sentences. This does tie into the women's centre, but could you just touch…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much. I wanted to touch on children and young people's services. So, you have explained that a little bit there. Could I just return to another topic, if that's okay? We've received a letter, and I'll turn to English now, from the Magistrates'…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much, and could I move on, please, to talk about the report that we published on preventing gender-based violence, which was three years ago—time has moved on very swiftly? Could I ask you just to take a step back and ask you what in your view…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much. I'm aware of the time as well. Could I just ask you—? First of all, if we look at the reports that we've done in the past, we did one report in 2022 looking at migrant women and the experiences that they had of domestic violence. We heard…
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General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Diolch, Cadeirydd.
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General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much. I just have one final question in this area, please. We have also heard that there are fewer people going into the workforce, that is, becoming speech and language therapists. So, there are great barriers or frustrations, aren't there? On…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Yes, I will move forward, if I may, to another situation that also hasn't changed, truth be told, and that's the situation of young people with speech, language and communication needs. We did a report in 2023 looking at this situation of young people in the…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
General ministerial scrutiny: session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much. I just want to carry on with that same point that Sioned raised, if I may. It is difficult for us to understand entirely what the point is of having a Labour Government in Wales and a Labour Government in London if there is no progress…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Yes, just very quickly. You mentioned the Trussell Trust, and if you look at their figures, they're clear that the number of foodbanks across Wales has doubled in 10 years, that going to a foodbank has been normalised as such. How do you explain that, please?…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Well, what we were hearing was that there's a need for change in the legislation to ensure that this doesn't continue to happen across Wales. So, if you could take that back, that would be very useful. We have to ensure that this doesn't happen, and it's not…
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Access to healthy, nutritious and affordable food: evidence session with the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Trefnydd and Chief Whip
Thank you very much. Good morning. I just wanted to come in on this, please, about the point that you mentioned, schools, for example. We heard in the evidence that the planning system gives permission to major companies that serve fast food, like Greggs and…
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The Building Safety Act 2022 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2026
A very brief intervention, please, just to put on record the concerns we have that we need to ensure that remediations remain very central within these regulations. We know that, for many residents who've been in touch with us, a pressing issue is not future…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language: Welsh-speaking Communities
Thank you for the statement, but there are concerns about this approach. As you have said, there are challenges in communities across Wales, and one of the greatest is the number of young people who are leaving Wales who are Welsh speakers. I'm pleased to see…
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Statement by the Minister for Children and Social Care: Supporting the Social Care Workforce
Thank you very much for the statement, and I do welcome the announcements that you have made. We are all going to need social care—every single one of us in this Siambr—at some point in our lives. Therefore, this is a very selfish kind of approach, isn't it?…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Planning: Local Growth Fund Investment Plan for Wales
I also find it perplexing, if not astonishing, that we think it's acceptable that we face a cliff edge, not only in losing jobs but in that ambition to create more jobs. Employers tell us all the time that they need stability, and this doesn't give our…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Good afternoon, Trefnydd. Could I get a statement, please, from the relevant person who's responsible for water pollution—or for monitoring water pollution, not responsible for water pollution? I was very privileged today to meet outside the Senedd…
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Business Statement and Announcement
Good afternoon, Cabinet Secretary. I'd like to request a statement, please, from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care. At a public meeting last Friday in Tairgwaith, residents raised concerns about their experiences with the Amman Tawe…
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Questions to the First Minister
Good afternoon, First Minister. I wanted to raise the issue of rural charities. In Llandrindod Wells, we have the only branch in Powys of the Samaritans, which we know provides absolutely vital mental health and suicide support to many residents. Yet this…
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Could I suggest that that letter also goes to the Minister for Children and Social Care as well? Because it involves children. Diolch yn fawr iawn. Thank you.
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Yes.
